Who’s first?

Little Elijah Les joined his big brother, Jacob, and parents Max and Diana Les at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital and became the first baby born there in 2019. Elijah weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces.

The Myerstown couple just moved here from the state of Washington and received a special gift basket for having the new year’s first baby at WECH, courtesy of The Ephrata Review and sponsors.

Newborn Elijah with his brother, Jacob Les, and parents Max and Diana Les at Ephrata Community Hospital Elijah became the first baby born for the New Year. He weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz. The couple just moved here from the state of Washington and are from Myerstown. Photo by Carol Stark